FAST FOOD ESSAY

Fast food refers about food such as hamburgers which is prepared quickly and that we can take away with us. It is served at a counter or drive-tru window without to wait at a long time and do not employ wait staff, customers simply seat themselves after ordering. Fast foods are ready to eat alternatives to home cooked food. They are readily available and can be eaten at ones own convenience. However, it is necessary that we know the benefits as well as the negative effects of eating fast foods which compromise our lifestyle, health and effects on children.

Eating fast food can benefit our way of lifestyle. Fast food can save time in today’s fast-paced society which is people can order first on their way to or from work without ever leaving their car. Moreover, it is designed to come in small packaging so that people can consume it while travelling. In fact, it can save a lot of money for large families, students and anyone else looking to eat. For example, there are many fast food chains offer discount menus with foods costing a dollar or less. Furthermore, customers also avoid having to leave a tip when they choose a fast food restaurant. It seems that fast food has become a routine matter of life. Whether it is due to the ingredients such as trans-fats or the negative health impact for the example like diabetes or being related to obesity, it is in fact fast food that dominates an individual’s life. Fast food results in consuming more calories than the desired level which normally results in extra weight gain. Environmental factors like eating fast food regularly could increase the undesired risk of obesity. Food is normally high in calories which results in eating too much calories. It can lead to an extra weight gain and ultimately obesity. People that have habit of eating fast food consume more calories as compared with people who are not habitual of eating fast food. People...

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Audience: Americans
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Whether we admit it or not, although we may start off our day with eating an apple, we’ll end it with two to three slices of extra cheese pizza and coke. But why do we love junk food so much when we know that it is unhealthy for us? There are many reasons to which most of you will agree.
1. They are a pleasure to our taste buds. Do we get the same pleasure in eating a bowl of fruits that we get in a cheese burger?
2. Junk food is way tastier than healthy food. Yummy cheesy sandwich vs. a bowl of seasonal fruits; a war is going on in your mind….which one will you choose for your snack? Sandwich always wins.
3. Temptation plays a very important role when it comes to choosing junk food over healthy food. The melted chocolate dripping out of chocolate fudge is more tempting than an apple.
4. Another reason for junk food craving is the mood. It has been noticed that when you are overtly stressed you crave for sweet junk food like cakes, pastries, brownies or chocolates.
But does junk food do any good to us? It may satisfy our taste buds and fix our hunger pangs to certain extent but what about the pounds of fat that is adding on your waistline?...